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Harris Shirakawa
| Sexo | Male |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1930-8-12 |
| Local de nascimento | Clatskanie OR, U.S.A. |
| Inducted | 1951-2-13, Philadelphia PA |
| Tipo de alistamento | Volunteer |
| Ramo das Forças Armadas | Army |
| Tipo de serviço | War |
| Tipo de Unidade | Combat |
| Unidades onde serviu | 508th Airborne RCT 5th Inf. Div. 6th Inf Div. 79th Inf. Div.-USAR 83rd Inf. Div.- USAR |
| Military specialty | Company grade combat officer |
| Stationed | USA - Camp Pickett, VA; Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, PA; Ft. Benning, GA; Ft. Ord, CA; |
| Separated | Ft. Ord, CA |
| Unit responsibility | Infantry Basic Training |
| Personal responsibility | Unit Command; Regimental Asst. Adjutant; Training Officer; Special Court Martial Defense Counsel. |
| Living conditions | All Garrison duty assignments. Quite acceptable under wartime circumstances. |
| Most vivid memory of military experience | First parachute jump. |
| Missed most whilst in the military | Free time for personal discretionary use. |
| Most important thing, personally, to come from military experience? | Most significant result of military experience: attaining maturity overnight. Inner reflections: The early recognition and appreciation of the different values from my Japanese heritage and integrating its positive aspects into my life provided a basis for achievement., |
| Additional information | Completed six years of college in 3 yrs. Kent State and Wharton School-Univ. of Pennsylvania. Member of first COBOL Compiler Development team - RCA Management positions in early space programs. RCA-GE Cape Canaveral Vice President - General Electric Board of Directors - Toshiba Electronic Services Co. Board of Directors - UNICEF, Travelers Aid, International Institute, Cincinnati, OH. Played organized ice hockey - Tokyo, Japan. Instructor/lecturer - graduate and undergraduate evening colleges - 20 years (Ruthgers Univ.; Penn State Univ.; Florida Inst. Tech; Univ. of Cincinnati.) Retired from GE 1993. Current Occupation: Marketing Consultant. |
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